Girls' name · since 1994
Aleja
Aleja has 175 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,161 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 175
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aleja sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 175 recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleja has been recorded 175 times among girls since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2024.
- #21,161 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 175 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleja ranks #21,161 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 175 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,161 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 175
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aleja's 175 recorded births place it above 70.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Aleja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aleja splits its recorded history at 2006: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aleja popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2024
- Peak year (2002)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Aleja by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (90 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Aleja's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Aleja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
90 births
- 2010s
2010s
37 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 90 births (51% of all-time use).
Aleja by state
Where Aleja concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.9% |
5 of 175 births nationwide.
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What to do with Aleja's data
- Aleja's decade-level peak was the 2000s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alejas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aleja: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~30 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1994–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aleja draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.